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In the year 1966
472 Notable deaths
Seán T. O'Kelly
Second president of ireland (1882-1966).
Born August 25th, 1882 in Dublin.
Died November 23rd, 1966 at 84 years old in Dublin (heart failure).
Walt Hansgen
Racecar driver (1919-1966).
Born October 28th, 1919 in Westfield.
Died April 7th, 1966 at 46 years old in Orléans.
Damodar Dharmananda Kosambi
Indian mathematician.
Born July 31st, 1907 in Goa. [ref]
Died June 29th, 1966 at 58 years old in Pune. [ref]
Digvijaysinhji Ranjitsinhji
Indian cricketer (1895-1966).
Born September 18th, 1895.
Died February 3rd, 1966 at 70 years old in Mumbai.
John of Shanghai and San Francisco
Eastern orthodox ascetic (1896-1966).
Born June 16th, 1896 in Kharkiv Oblast.
Died July 2nd, 1966 at 70 years old in Seattle.
Gino Severini
Italian painter (1883-1966).
Born April 7th, 1883 in Cortona. [ref]
Died February 28th, 1966 at 82 years old in Paris. [ref]
Tadeusz Bór-Komorowski
Polish military leader (1895-1966).
Born June 1st, 1895 in Khorobriv.
Died August 24th, 1966 at 71 years old in Buckley (myocardial infarction).
Mina Loy
British writer, poet, playwright, novelist, painter, designer of lamps (1882-1966).
Born December 27th, 1882 in Hampstead.
Died September 25th, 1966 at 83 years old in Aspen.
Robert Rossen
American screenwriter, film director, and producer (1908-1966).
Born March 16th, 1908 in New York City. [ref]
Died February 18th, 1966 at 57 years old in Hollywood (disease). [ref]
Deaths 101 to 110 of 472
The boundaries which divide Life from Death are at best shadowy and vague. Who shall say where the one ends, and where the other begins? Edgar Allan Poe